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This level of scientific curiosity is how we can progress, as a society

‘I used to think poets were boring/until I became one of them’ - RIP Benjamin Zephaniah 🎆

I feel like Benjamin Zephaniah opened up literature to genration after generation of young people who were shut out from the space. What a legacy.

**PLEASE HELP** The Edgbaston Village Artisan Market, which was due to be held on my gallery's street tomorrow, has just been cancelled due to weather conditions. These markets are essential for businesses down our street, and they are the only really busy day of the month. 🧵

Jingle ALL the way? In this economy?!?!

I don't know who needs to hear this right now, but there's less than 30 days to file your Self Assessment 👀 Don't be a last-minute babe battling website crashes just before the deadline like I was last year🤦🏿‍♀️

so not to be a buzzkill but what survives of english folklore in those areas of the country amounts to 'don't go in the bog, don't talk to anyone you meet in the bog, take nothing you find in the bog' and in that one specific area of my life I am a firm traditionalist

The issue is simple: Most people don't live at one end of Bristol Road or work at the other. It's like connecting Brighton to Sunderland and saying "why aren't people in Manchester using the motorway?" I cycle to work, but there aren't any cycle lanes on my route. Build more.

🚨 Government announces big increase in water co. inspections in England When you have big, bold ambitions like ours, it's vital to celebrate the wins on the way. And this is a BIG win for the campaign to #EndSewagePollution. gov.uk/government/con…

Joe Lycett Surfers Against Sewage 🤝 had enough of water companies' shit

An absolute pleasure to run eco-poetry workshops with the wonderful students LCHS for #WorldBookDay2024 💚📖

OPPORTUNITY ALERT We're seeking Birmingham-based young artists for a paid mentoring opp for the R&D of 'Curfew', an outdoor production exploring the fem experience in public spaces at night. £300 bursary. Apply by Mon April 1 5 PM. Short & simple app: forms.gle/EUytbpi7aJgRpJ…

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This is exactly what Stirchley doesn't need. If we don't fight against McDonalds coming, then Greggs, Subway, Costa etc will all be here next. B30 is incredible because we *don't* have any multi-national food chains. It is community driven, exciting, progressive and unique. 1/2

every city is a walkable city if you’ve got big strong beefy legs and an indomitable human spirit like me. also broke and car-less

Calling all writers... Join the Windswept Writing Community for The Selly Press. Monthly writing workshops and quarterly publication opportunities await! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… #writingcommunity #writing #writingworkshops #poetry #getpublished #creativewriting #fictionwriting

Last month, beavers built several dams almost overnight in an area of the Czech Republic where the local authorities had been discussing a dam project for seven years. Having done so ‘without any project documentation and for free’, the beavers saved them about £1 million.

Birmingham's culture just doesn't look or sound the way Londoners want it to. Grateful to live in the hometown of Vanley Burke, Barbara Walker, Pogus Caesar, Jonathan Coe, Kit de Waal, Emmy Bridgwater, Conroy Maddox and Benjamin Zephaniah - to name just a few of our icons